Creative recycling

[wiseheart]

... was what I did today. Let's start with embroidered cards #15 and 16:



As you can see, I'll have to add some more glitzer to the left one; one last fingerprint remained invisible for the naked eye but showed up rather brutally on the photo. *sigh*

And then I made banana bread because I had some overripe bananas, some leftover chocolate chips and all the hazelnuts I had to remove from muesli and chocolate bars because Mum can't eat them. I chopped them really fine, and they became pleasantly soft inside the cake, so I'm proud.

I was also grocery shopping; had to use the chance of raspberries being available for a reduced price. Tomorrow I'll have to make another short trip to Lidl, but I hope Mum will feel up to come with me as far as the playground and sit there on a bench, watching the toddlers while I'm gone.

Comments

[meathiel]

Hmmmm ... I love banana bread!

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

So do I. Such a versatile cake, and so easy to make!

[adafrog.livejournal.com]

Pretty.

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

Thanks. :)

[red-day-dawning.livejournal.com]

They’re gorgeous.

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

Thank you so much!

[elwenlj.livejournal.com]

I envy your mum, having such an attentive daughter. I cannot imagine anyone else digging out the hazelnuts from muesli and chocolate bars.

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

The truth is, neither of us likes hazelnuts in natural form, but they are very expensive and often come hidden in other foodstuffs. The whole nut chocolate was a gift. I picked out the nuts when I used the chocolate for the millionaire’s shortbread covering and saved them for the next suitable baking project. We don’t throw out food, unless it has gone bad.

[curiouswombat.livejournal.com]

I made banana bread, too. But just the very plain version; I had bananas needing using but nothing much else :)

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

The good thing with banana bread is that you can add just about anything to the mix — or leave it as plain as you like.

[noadvertising.livejournal.com]

Banana bread weekend ahead! Mine got fed with additional blackberries, a peach and walnuts. More room in the fridge now!

[mirasaui.livejournal.com]

Lovely cards! I like banana bread. My aunt used to make it a lot and would occasionally send me a loaf. It was more like cake than bread.